Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Week 12 Fantasy Hockey Recap

ESPN 10 Team Head-to-Head Points League - "Filthy Phil's Hands" - 

L 242.1 - 241.5 (9-3)

Player Information
Last 7 Days’ Stats
Points
POS.
Name
GP
G
A
+/-
PIM
PPG
PPA
TOT
AVG
C
Leon Draisaitl, EDM
2
0
2
1
0
0
1
16.1
8.1
C
Alexander Wennberg, CBJ
3
2
2
1
0
1
1
30.5
10.2
C
Logan Couture, SJ
3
0
1
1
0
0
0
16.1
5.4
LW
Max Pacioretty, MTL
3
1
2
-2
0
1
1
16.6
5.5
LW
Taylor Hall, LW, NJ
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
2.0
LW
Brayden Schenn, PHI
2
1
1
-1
0
1
0
15.6
7.8
RW
Vladimir Tarasenko, STL
2
0
1
0
0
0
1
6
3.0
RW
Charlie Coyle, MIN
3
0
3
0
0
0
1
16.2
5.4
RW
Jordan Eberle, EDM
2
0
2
2
0
0
1
13
6.5
D
Matt Niskanen, WSH
3
0
3
1
0
0
0
10
3.3
D
Keith Yandle, FLA
3
0
3
0
0
0
2
16
5.3
D
Justin Schultz, EDM
3
1
2
4
2
0
0
21.5
7.3
D
Kris Letang, PIT
1
0
2
0
0
0
1
7.5
7.5
D
Erik Karlsson, OTT
2
0
1
-2
0
0
0
2
1.0
Bench
Sam Gagner, C, RW, CBJ
3
0
2
2
2
0
1
13.3
4.4
Bench
Cam Fowler, D, ANA
3
0
0
-2
0
0
0
4
1.3
Bench
Sean Monahan, C, CGY
3
0
0
-2
0
0
0
13.4
4.5
Bench
Bobby Ryan, RW, OTT
2
0
0
-1
0
0
0
3.5
1.8
IR
Steven Stamkos, TB
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
IR
Justin Faulk, CAR
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
POS.
Name
GS
W
L
GA
SV
SO
OTL
TOT
AVG
G
Pekka Rinne, NSH
2
0
1
6
56
0
1
7
3.5
Bench
Jake Allen, STL
1
0
1
3
11
0
0
-2.3
-2.3
  • Moved Kris Letang from IR to D, and Justin Faulk from D to IR

ESPN 10 Team Head-to-Head Points League "HBK Line" - W 303.3 - 270.4 (10-2)

Player Information
Last 7 Days’ Stats
Points
POS.
Name
GP
G
A
+/-
PIM
PPG
PPA
TOT
AVG
C
Connor McDavid, EDM
2
1
0
1
0
1
0
12.2
6.1
C
Sean Monahan, CGY
3
0
0
-2
0
0
0
9.2
3.1
C
Adam Henrique, NJ
3
1
0
-2
0
1
0
17.6
5.9
LW
Alexander Steen, STL
2
0
1
0
0
0
1
9.8
4.9
LW
Rickard Rakell, ANA
3
2
0
-1
0
1
0
14.3
4.8
LW
Nick Foligno, CBJ
3
2
3
2
0
2
0
30.1
10.0
RW
Blake Wheeler, WPG
3
1
2
-3
2
0
2
19
6.3
RW
Phil Kessel, PIT
3
1
3
0
0
0
2
20
6.7
RW
Sam Gagner, CBJ
3
0
2
2
2
0
1
15.8
5.3
D
Mark Giordano, CGY
3
0
1
3
4
0
1
20.5
6.8
D
John Klingberg, DAL
3
1
0
1
2
0
0
17.5
5.8
D
Dougie Hamilton, CGY
2
0
2
0
2
0
1
15.9
7.9
D
Jake Gardiner, TOR
2
0
1
-2
0
0
1
9.4
4.7
D
Hampus Lindholm, ANA
3
0
1
2
10
0
0
18
6.0
Utility
Jaden Schwartz, STL
2
0
0
-1
0
0
0
4.1
2.1
Bench
Brandon Dubinsky, CBJ
3
0
1
1
0
0
0
13.2
4.4
Bench
Trevor Daley, PIT
2
0
1
0
2
0
0
11.7
5.8
Bench
Thomas Plekanec, MTL
3
0
0
1
2
0
0
13.8
4.6
IR
Max Domi, ARI
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
IR
Rick Nash, NYR
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
POS.
Name
GS
W
L
GA
SV
SO
TOT
AVG

G
Braden Holtby, WSH
2
0
1
5
53
0
2.6
1.3

G
John Gibson, ANA
3
1
0
7
76
0
13.2
4.4

Bench
Frederik Andersen, TOR
1
1
0
2
45
0
12
12.0

Bench
Matt Murray, PIT
1
0
0
2
25
0
3
3.0

  • Moved Trevor Daley from IR to Bench and Rick Nash from Bench to IR
  • Added Jacob Trouba, dropping Jake Gardiner
  • Added J.T. Miller, dropping Thomas Plekanec
  • Added Vincent Trocheck, dropping Brandon Dubinsky

Yahoo 12 Team Head-to-Head Categories - "NHLEurope" - L 5 -9 (3-7-1)

Player Information
Last 7 Days’ Stats
POS.
Name
G
A
P
PIM
PPP
SHP
SOG
HIT
Blocks
C
Derek Ryan, CAR









C
David Krejci, BOS
2
2
4
0
1
0
11
0
1
C
Rickard Rakell, ANA
2
0
2
0
1
0
6
2
0
C
Sidney Crosby, PIT
2
2
4
0
1
0
9
7
1
W
Max Pacioretty, MTL
1
2
3
0
2
0
11
2
1
W
Conor Sheary, PIT
1
2
3
0
0
0
7
1
1
W
James van Riemsdyk, TOR
0
1
1
2
0
0
5
1
1
W
Jakob Silfverberg, ANA
2
0
2
4
0
0
10
1
2
W
Jarome Iginla, COL
1
0
1
8
0
0
5
4
0
W
Patrick Maroon, EDM
1
0
1
2
1
0
3
8
0
W
Carl Hagelin, PIT
2
3
5
0
0
0
6
6
1
W
Patric Hornqvist, PIT
1
1
2
4
0
0
10
15
3
D
Marc-Edouard Vlasic, SJ
0
1
1
0
1
0
4
1
6
D
Kris Letang, PIT
0
2
2
0
1
0
1
2
2
D
Justin Schultz, PIT
1
2
3
2
0
0
5
4
6
D
Brian Campbell, CHI
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
2
D
T.J. Brodie, CGY
0
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
5
D
Michael Stone, ARI
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
Bench
Torrey Mitchell, MTL
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
1
Bench
Tomas Hertl, SJ
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Bench
Martin Hanzal, ARI
1
2
3
4
1
0
7
6
1
Bench
Chris Kunitz, PIT
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
11
0
Bench
Bryan Rust, PIT
1
0
1
2
0
0
4
5
3
Bench
Sami Vatanen, ANA
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
IR
Max Domi, ARI
1
0
1
7
0
0
5
1
2
IR
Alex Galcheynyuk, MTL
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
POS.
Name
W
GA
GAA
SV
SA
SV%
SHO

G
Marc-Andre Fleury, PIT
3
5
2.12
77
82
.939
0

G
James Reimer, FLA
1
4
1.99
73
77
.948
0

Bench
Connor Hellebuyck, WPG
1
5
3.19
45
50
.900
0

IR
Matt Murray, PIT
0
2
3.00
25
27
.926
0

  • Moved Matt Murray to IR and Kris Letang from IR to D
  • Added Trevor Daley, dropping Brian Campbell
  • Added Andre Burakovsky, dropping Jarome Iginla
  • Added Matt Puempel, dropping Torrey Mitchell

Yahoo 8 Team Keeper League Head-to-Head Categories - L 6 - 7 (78-81-6)

Player Information
Points
POS.
Name
G
A
+/-
PIM
PPP
SOG
FW
HIT
Blocks
C
Sidney Crosby, PIT
2
2
3
0
1
9
39
7
1
C
Connor McDavid, EDM
1
0
1
0
1
9
11
1
0
LW
Milan Lucic, EDM
0
2
1
0
1
2
0
7
0
LW
Johnny Gaudreau, CGY
2
1
0
0
1
10
0
0
0
RW
Kyle Palmieri, NJ
1
1
-2
2
1
3
1
4
1
RW
Patrik Laine, WPG
0
1
-2
0
1
6
0
4
2
D
Colton Parayko, STL
0
2
-2
0
1
6
0
1
6
D
Dougie Hamilton, CGY
0
2
0
2
1
7
0
1
5
D
Shea Weber, MTL
1
1
-2
2
1
5
0
8
8
D
Oliver Ekman-Larsson, ARI
0
2
-3
2
0
5
0
3
2
Utility
Auston Matthews, TOR
2
2
2
0
2
9
11
0
0
Utility
Filip Forsberg, NSH
3
1
0
0
2
10
0
1
0
Bench
Alexander Radulov, MTL
2
1
1
2
1
8
0
3
3
Bench
Leon Draisaitl, EDM
0
2
1
0
1
12
7
0
1
Bench
Jake Muzzin, LA
0
1
2
6
0
4
0
6
5
Bench
John Carlson, WSH
0
1
0
0
0
6
0
2
4
Bench
David Pastrnak, BOS
0
0
1
0
0
10
1
2
0
Bench
Cam Atkinson, CBJ
2
0
0
2
0
4
0
1
0
Bench
Justin Schultz, PIT
1
2
4
2
0
5
0
4
6
IR
Jonathan Huberdeau, FLA
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
IR
Kris Letang, PIT
0
2
0
0
1
1
0
2
2
POS.
Name
W
GA
GAA
SV
SA
SV%
SHO

G
John Gibson, ANA
1
7
2.25
76
83
.916
0

G
Frederik Andersen, TOR
1
2
1.85
45
47
.957
0

Bench
Braden Holtby, WSH
0
5
2.44
53
58
.914
0

  • Dropped Patrick Sharp
  • Dropped Jake Muzzin

Tuesday, January 3, 2017

College Football Bowl Week 3 Recap

Citrus Bowl - #20 LSU 29 vs #13 Louisville 9 (LSU -3)

  • My Picks: I picked LSU for both (both correct)
  • LSU
    Louisville
    Danny Etling – 16/29, 217 yards, 2 TDs, 
    1 INT, 3 carries, 2 rush yards
    Lamar Jackson – 10/27, 153 yards, 0 TDs, 
    0 INTs, 26 carries, 33 rush yards
    Derrius Guice – 26 carries, 138 yards, 1 TD,
    3 receptions, 11 receiving yards, 
    1 receiving TD
    Brandon Radcliff – 6 carries, 26 yards
    Malachi Dupre – 7 receptions, 139 yards
    James Quick – 3 receptions, 81 yards

TaxSlayer Bowl - Georgia Tech 33 vs Kentucky 18 (GT -3)

  • My Picks: I picked Georgia Tech for both (both correct)
  • Georgia Tech
    Kentucky
    Justin Thomas – 6/14, 105 yards, 0 TDs, 
    0 INTs, 9 carries, 42 rush yards, 1 rushing TD
    Stephen Johnson – 19/34, 175 yards, 1 TD, 
    0 INTs, 14 carries, 49 rush yards, 
    1 rushing TD
    Dedrick Mills – 31 carries, 169 yards, 1 TD
    Stanley Williams – 11 carries, 35 yards,
    1 reception, 8 receiving yards
    Ricky Jeune – 3 receptions, 59 yards
    Dorian Baker – 2 receptions, 38 yards, 1 TD

Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl  - #4 Washington 7 vs #1 Alabama 24 (BAMA -13.5)

  • My Picks: I picked Alabama for both (both correct)
  • Washington
    Alabama
    Jake Browning – 20/38, 150 yards, 1 TD, 
    2 INTs
    Jalen Hurts – 7/14, 57 yards, 0 TDs, 0 INTs,
    19 carries, 50 rush yards
    Myles Gaskin – 10 carries, 34 yards, 
    5 receptions, 40 receiving yards
    Bo Scarbrough – 19 carries, 180 yards, 2 TDs
    John Ross – 5 receptions, 28 yards
    O.J. Howard – 4 receptions, 44 yards

Playstation Fiesta Bowl - #3 Ohio State 0 vs #2 Clemson 31 (OSU -1.5)

  • My Picks: I picked Clemson for both (both correct)
  • Ohio State
    Clemson
    J.T. Barrett – 19/33, 127 yards, 0 TDs, 2 INTs
    Deshaun Watson – 23/36, 259 yards, 1 TD, 
    2 INTs, 15 carries, 57 rush yards, 
    2 rushing TDs
    Curtis Samuel – 6 carries, 67 yards, 
    9 receptions, 43 receiving yards
    Wayne Gallman – 18 carries, 85 yards, 1 TD,
    1 reception, 10 receiving yards
    Corey Smith – 2 receptions, 27 yards
    Mike Williams – 6 receptions, 96 yards

Outback Bowl - #17 Florida 30 vs Iowa 3 (FLA -3)

  • My Picks: I picked Iowa for both (both wrong)
  • Florida
    Iowa
    Austin Appleby – 14/25, 222 yards, 2 TDs, 
    2 INTs
    C.J. Beathard – 7/23, 55 yards, 0 TDs, 3 INTs,
    4 carries, 11 rush yards
    Jordan Scarlett – 14 carries, 94 yards
    Akrum Wadley – 22 carries, 115 yards,
    4 receptions, 21 receiving yards
    Mark Thompson – 1 reception, 85 yards, 1 TD
    George Kittle – 1 reception, 18 yards

Goodyear Cotton Bowl - #13 Western Michigan 16 vs #8 Wisconsin 24 (WIS -8.5)

  • My Picks: I picked Wisconsin straight up and Western Michigan against the spread (both correct)
  • Western Michigan
    Wisconsin
    Zach Terrell – 16/28, 157 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT,
    7 carries, 14 rush yards, 1 TD
    Bart Houston – 11/12, 159 yards, 0 TDs, 
    0 INTs
    Alex Hornibrook – 2/2, 19 yards, 1 TD, 0 INTs
    Jamauri Bogan – 16 carries, 58 yards
    Corey Clement – 22 carries, 71 yards, 1 TD,
    2 receptions, 28 receiving yards
    Corey Davis – 6 receptions, 73 yards, 1 TD
    Troy Fumagalli – 6 receptions, 83 yards, 1 TD

Rose Bowl - #9 USC 52 vs #5 Penn State 49 (USC -7)

  • My Picks: I picked Penn State straight up (wrong) and Penn State against the spread (correct)
  • USC
    Penn State
    Sam Darnold – 33/53, 453 yards, 5 TDs, 
    1 INT, 5 carries, 20 rush yards
    Trace McSorley – 18/29, 254 yards, 4 TDs, 
    3 INTs, 6 carries, 13 rush yards, 1 rushing TD
    Ronald Jones III – 20 carries, 55 yards, 1 TD,
    2 receptions, 3 receiving yards
    Saquon Barkley – 25 carries, 194 yards, 
    2 TDs,5 receptions, 55 receiving yards, 
    1 receiving TD
    Deontay Burnett – 13 receptions, 164 yards,
    3 TDs
    Chris Godwin – 9 receptions, 187 yards, 
    2 TDs

Allstate Sugar Bowl - #14 Auburn 19 vs #7 Oklahoma 35 (OK -3)

  • My Picks: I picked Oklahoma for both (both correct)
  • Auburn
    Oklahoma
    Jeremy Johnson – 5/9, 93 yards, 0 TDs, 1 INT
    Sean White – 4/10, 35 yards, 0 TDs, 0 INTs
    John Franklin III – 3/7, 25 yards, 0 TDs, 
    0 INTs
    Baker Mayfield – 19/28, 296 yards, 2 TDs, 
    0 INTs, 4 carries, 34 rush yards
    Kamryn Pettway – 24 carries, 101 yards
    Joe Mixon – 17 carries, 86 yards, 1 TD,
    5 receptions, 89 receiving yards
    Darius Slayton – 1 reception, 56 yards
    Mark Andrews – 3 receptions, 68 yards, 1 TD

Monday, January 2, 2017

NFL Playoff Preview/Draft Order

Now that the NFL regular season is over and the playoffs are set I wanted to take time to write a post on the playoff matches as well as the draft order.  I will also be writing a season recap at some point that compares my initial season picks with how the season actually turned out.

AFC

Division Winners

  • New England Patriots (14-2) - First Round Bye and Home Field Advantage
  • Kansas City (12-4) - First Round Bye
  • Pittsburgh Steelers (11-5)
  • Houston Texans (9-7)

Wild Card

  • Oakland Raiders (12-4)
  • Miami Dolphins (10-6)

Playoff Matchups

  • No.4 Houston Texans vs No.5 Oakland Raiders
  • No.3 Pittsburgh Steelers vs No.6 Miami Dolphins 

NFC

Division Winners

  • Dallas Cowboys (13-3)
  • Atlanta Falcons (11-5)
  • Seattle Seahawks (10-5-1)
  • Green Bay Packers (10-6)

Wild Card

  • New York Giants (11-5)
  • Detroit Lions (9-7)

Playoff Matchups

  • No.3 Seattle Seahawks vs No.6 Detroit Lions
  • No.4 Green Bay Packers vs No.5 New York Giants

Draft Order

  1. Cleveland Browns (1-15)
  2. San Francisco 49ers (2-14)
  3. Chicago Bears (3-13)
  4. Jacksonville Jaguars (3-13)
  5. Tennessee Titans (initially Los Angeles' pick)
  6. New York Jets (5-11)
  7. San Diego Chargers (5-11)
  8. Carolina Panthers (6-10)
  9. Cincinnati Bengals (6-9-1)
  10. Buffalo Bills (7-9)
  11. New Orleans (7-9)
  12. Cleveland Browns (initially Philadelphia's pick)
  13. Arizona Cardinals (7-8-1)
  14. Philadelphia Eagles (initially Minnesota's pick)
  15. Indianapolis Colts (8-8)
  16. Baltimore Ravens (8-8)
  17. Washington Redskins (8-7-1)
  18. Tennessee Titans (9-7)
  19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9-7)
  20. Denver Broncos (9-7)